Morning Glory (Ipomoea indica )

Can anyone help to identify this flower?

Added 6th December 2005
Corrections being made to the name of this flower. It should be a Ipomoea indica instead of Ipomoea Violacea.

Quoted from Rosemarie:
The blue with pink throat is typical of it. The leaves are variable, having heart-shaped to 3-lobed foliage.

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morning glory that occurs throughout the tropics. The beauty of its flowers led horticulturalists to breed many new varieties, often with flowers showing striking patterns of bright colors, and bearing equally vivid names: Heavenly Blues, Flying Saucers, Pearly Gates and so on. These names proved eerily appropriate decades after they were invented, when the discovery of ergoline alkaloids similar to LSD in the seeds led to widespread experimentation and a massive surge in demand. In fact, the seeds had been used for centuries by many Mexican cultures, and were known to the Aztecs as tlitliltzin.

Info Extracted from http://www.answers.com/topic/ipomoea-violacea

Money Tree

Money trees, botanical name Pachira. Like many other indoor plants, it require some sun light and periodically watering to keep healthy. It can grow as tall as seven feet and expand three feet wide horizontally. For more info, visit LuckyBamboo

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Pink Dahlia

See how this flower has so many layers of petals. Amazing isn't it. Can anyone help to identify this flower?

Added 30 November 2005
Thanks deejaus for helping to identify this lovely pink dahlia.

More Info on Dahlia
Dahlias are classified according to flower shape and arrangement of petals. Single-flowering dahlias have one row of petals, generally grow to 3 ft or less, and have flowers 4 inches or less in diameter. Types of single-flowering dahlias include: singles, orchid-flowering, anemone, and collaretts. Single-flowering dahlias have a ring of evenly spaced petals. Orchid-flowering dahlias are similar to single-flowering types, but the ray florets curl up along the edges. Anemone flowers have an extra ring of small petals.

Information quoted from http://www.dahlia.com A great site with lots of beautiful dahlia pictures! :)

Camouflage Roach

The power of Camouflage! Check out this roach. It was crawling on my body midnight. I captured it in a glass. Too sleepy to look at it then. In the morning... released it and took this picture. This roach lives in the forest. I was at Malaysia National Park then.

Double Apricot

Although this flower looks big, but don't be fooled. It's actually quite small and grows widly among the grass. Any particular name for it?

Added 30 November 2005
Thanks to Deejaus & Rosemarie for identifying this wild flower

More information
Portulaca oleracea (Family Portulacaceae), commonly known as purslane in the U.S., is an herbaceous weed. The orgin of purslane is uncertain. It can be found growing wild and/or cultivated in much of the world. It existed in the New World before the arrival of Columbus, and was found in Europe by the late 16th century. It can be found growing in almost any unshaded area, including flower beds, corn fields, and waste places. Purslane can be found growing in cold climate areas (e.g., Canada) as well as warm areas (e.g., the Caribbean). It has been used in salads and as a medicinal plant (for people) for hundreds of years.

Info quoted from this site Cornell Edu
An exact picture can be seen on this site

Mussaenda erythrophylla

Can anyone identify this flower? Looks like a flower with four beautiful reddish tongue! Haha!

Added 29 Nov 2005
Plant Type: Shrub
Hardiness Range: 9B - 11
Mature Height: 20' to 30' / 6.00m to 9.20m
Environment: Prefers partial shade or partial sun to full sun; soil should be moist
Bloom Colors: Pink, yellow

Info quoted from http://www.horticopia.com/hortpix/html/pc3674.htm

Thanks to TonyFromOz for identifying this flower.

Spider Lily

I originally called this flower -- "Spiky Flower"! Bad Guess. Thanks to Rosemarie, Ltcollins and Heathen for your identification.

Info about Spider Lily.
Family: Liliaceae (Lily Family)
Synonym(s): Hymenocallis eulae
US Nativity: Native
USDA Symbol: HYLI

Description: An elegant and unusual-looking flower, the spider lily has a stem 1–3 feet high, with 2 or 3 blossoms at the top. The flower has 3 white sepals and 3 petals which are alike and unite to form a tube 2–4 inches long, narrow but spreading, and curving backward slightly as they age. The flowers are quite fragrant. The glossy leaves, at the base of the plant, are 6–30 inches long and 1 inch wide (248).

Information quoted from http://www.wildflower2.org/NPIN/Plants/Detail.asp?Scientific_Name=Hymenocallis%20liriosme

Striped Cave Racer Snake I AM! Sssiiiiiiii

Any idea what is the name of this snake? Poisonous? Estimated Lifespan?

This snake was stumbled upon on our way up to the longest canopy walk of its kind in the National Park of Malaysia. Great shot isn't it? No worries, the snake wasn't harmed. It carefully slittered away once we are done taking its pictures.

Added 30 November 2005
Thanks to KeithB for identifying this snake! A Striped Cave Racer, its scientific name is Elaphe taeniura. Good news.... it's not poisonous! haha.

Agapanthus - the African Lily

This group of flowers looks like a burst of fireworks doesn't it? Can anyone help identify it?

Added 27 Nov 2005

Origin: South Africa
Flowering: from early summer until the beginning of autumn
Use: container plant or cut flower
Propagation: Dividing the roots in March and by Seed
Site: half shade, sunny. Must be kept inside in the wintertime(it depends on the climate, in areas where minus degrees (C) are likely during winter)
Soil: any brand of wellbalanced potting soil
Temperature: 18 degrees, a minimum of 0 degrees (C) in the winter

Information quoted from http://www.agapanthus.org.uk/uk/agapanthusfreunde.html

Thanks to Heathen1, Seamommy and deejaus for identifying this plant.